April 2009 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For APRIL, 2009

MAY 1, 2009

RADIO ACTIVITY

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
AB Drumheller 99.5 CHOO Hot AC (Drum FM)
ON Alliston 94.7 CFAO AC (FM 94.7)
ON Pickle Lake 96.5 CJTL Christian Aboriginal (Wah Ste Win Radio)
ON Thunder Bay 98.1 CJTL-1 Christian Aboriginal (simulcasts CJTL 96.5 Pickle Lake)

CALL LETTER DATA
BC Lake Cowichan 98.7 new Will become CICV
NB Rothesay 95.1 CJEF-1 Becomes CJRP-1
NB Saint John 103.5 CJEF Becomes CJRP

BRANDINGS
QC Montreal 92.5 CFQR From Q92 to THE NEW Q

OFF THE AIR
QC Gatineau 1150 CJRC FM simulcast extension expires May 1
QC Sherbrooke 630 CHLT FM simulcast extension expires May 1

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Calgary 700 50,000 watts (days)/20,000 watts (nights) (Southern Gospel-Christian Talk) (Touch Canada)
BC Cawston 106.9 20 watts (no details available)
BC Lake Cowichan 98.7 5 watts (Community) (Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society)
NS Bridgewater 100.7 10,000 watts (Country) (Acadia Broadcasting)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB High Prairie 1020 CKVH Move to 93.5 with 25,000 watts (format will remain Classic Hits)
AB Saint Paul 1310 CHLW Move to 97.7 with 16,000 watts (36,000 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain Country)
BC Merritt 1230 CJNL Move to 101.1 with 200 watts (format will remain AC-Oldies) (1230 will not go dark after the flip, it will become a total simulcast of CHNL 610 in Kamloops)
NS Amherst 900 CKDH Move to 101.7 with 18,700 watts (40,000 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain AC)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Edmonton 102.3 new-cp Slightly modify contours to improve projected reception in southeast Edmonton
AB Weberville-Peace River 101.7 CIAM-5 Lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
BC Big White Ski Resort 98.1 CHSU-1 Raise antenna height
QC Pikogan 100.1 CKAG Increase power from 50 watts to 3,738 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

DENIALS
ON Markham 960 1,000 watts (days)/175 watts (nights) (South Asian) (Kumar Nadarajah)
ON Scarborough 1350 1,000 watts (days)/87 watts (nights) (South Asian) (Subanasiri Vaithilingam)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Calgary 90.3 CFUL Increase power from 48,000 watts to 100,000 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
AB Calgary 103.1 CFXL Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
AB Drayton Valley 92.9 CIBW Increase power from 7,400 watts to 50,000 watts
ON Haldimand County 92.9 CKJN Reduce Canadian content requirement from 60% to 35%
ON Hamilton 94.7 CIWV Increase power from 19,500 watts (42,500 watts Max. ERP) to 40,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Thunder Bay 99.9 CJUK Increase power from 37 watts to 250 watts
ON Wingham 101.7 CKNX Increase power from 65,800 watts to 100,000 watts
and lower antenna height
ON Wingham 94.5 CIBU Increase power from 70,100 watts to 75,000 watts
and lower antenna height

Next update June 1, 2009
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